Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-05
An IndlCnant Contemporar.


Tie Providence J0uTn0I speaks ont
in meeting in commenting on JOIN
SHERMAN's letter to Hon. n. 4. Cole,
in which the recently-endorsed Ohio
statesman goes back to and gives some
"reminiscences OF the Republican Ma
tional Convention of 1880. The Jour-
nal is mad, disguised, and upset gene
rally. and it does not care who knows
If. After stating that SHERMAN once
stood high in the esteem of his party
it says:
"but Senator Sherman has now
placed himself on record as being WILL
ing to enter into an arrangement that
was nothing less than a deal by which
the highest honor III the gift of the
Republican party was to be handed
about like an unOwned bauble, from
one man to another. The delegates
pledged TO Blaine were not to he con-
suited as to their second choice, but
were to be turned over in mass to
Shermans support, in case the Ohio
delegation had decided to unite upon
Ohio's candidate. There will be no
surprise, perhaps, that Mr.. Blaine was
a party TO such u deal. But there will
be surprise, sorrow, and indignation
that Honest John Sherman should,
at this critical time in his political
career, confess, without the slightest
appearance Of conjunction, that he
shared in the purposes and bargains of
the Maine tactician.
"Honest JOIN SHERMAN. Angelsand
ministers of grace defend US The idea
OF putting such "handle" tothe name
OF aman who stole the electoral vote of
State How the Jouraat must have
been blinded. But our contemporary
continues:
"Vorse than this, he seems to imply
tina. similar arrangement ought to be
made Dext year by which to settle the
rivalry between himself and Mr.. Blaine.
But the proposal that the presidential
nomination be disposed OF by such
methods is calculated to arouse the
deep Indignation of the best clements
in the Republican party for there is a
strong and growing feeling abroad that
the nomination is q gilt for the party
at large to confer, not piece OF private
property to be bargained for 10y indl-
yidual leaders, however able and proml-
nent they may he.
Again:
"1hey THE Republican votersl real
ize. too, that they have at best only n
fighting chance for success next year ;
ard. with genuine wisdom, they de-
mard the introduction of larger ideas
than arc involved in the mere prclimi-
nary struggles of rival aspirants for a
nomination.
Meanwhile this untimely, annoy
ing. not TO say disgfaceful rivalry, be-
tween sherman and Elaine should be
promptly stopped: or, If they will not
keen silent. then they should be SIM
ply ignored
The indignation Of the Journal is a
good sign. In both the protests and the
demands il makes in the name Of it,
party it rises to high plane Blu,
its surprise surprises US. That JoHy
should have entered into deal or done
anything else reprehensible that might
have advanced his interests is entirely il
keeping with hisrecord However, W,
would say Cor the comfort OF the Jour
nat that even should the proposed
deal at the nett Republican Naiiona
Convention be consummated ia SHRg
MANS favor-spd we have no notion
that it will be--that worthy can neve
be President OF the United States
The nation will never disgrace itself b,
elevating to the highest place within
its gift the pur,oiner OF the presidency
friend OF ELIZA PisKsoN, and maj
whose creed is that anything is justii,
BILE in law and morals that will keep To,
Democrats out Of Office. AS TO Tia
effect OF sHEEsAS's "reminiscences upoI
BLANE's cbancts for nomination, w
would remind our Providence contem'